Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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